John 13:29
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29 Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.
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John 12:5-6
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5 “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” 6 (He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.)
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Ephesians 4:28
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28 Those who steal must give up stealing; rather, let them labor, doing good work with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.
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Galatians 2:10
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10 They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor, which was actually what I was[a] eager to do.(A)
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Acts 20:34-35
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34 You know for yourselves that I worked with my own hands to support myself and my companions.(A) 35 In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”(B)
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John 13:1
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Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet
13 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.(A)
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